WHAT'S DADDY SMOKIN' ?

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#5549

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1449

peak 1449 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2017-09-22

latest 2023-05-27

Best ToY finish

#1236

Master 2021

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 8 contests

Avg finish

top 83%

overall standings

Best overall

647.3260 / 720

Master · SLV Beat the Heat BBQ

Perfect 180s

Current form

638.47 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 628.22 (+10.25)

Walk rate

13%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

170.8228

Chicken · Smoke on The Shores

Consistency

±14.24

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 159.47 · weakest Brisket (155.10)

Road miles

2,587

mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 1062 mi

Schedule strength

58%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1574)

Purse competed for

$34K

listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 3 state-championship entries

Master avg

628.22 / 720

8 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (8 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

CHASE'N'SMOKE BBQ TEAM - CO has finished one call ahead of WHAT'S DADDY SMOKIN' ? 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

6–0 behind in the head-to-head

Backdraft BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

Backdraft BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.4 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.38 points below their pork, and turns into a call 13% of the time against 0%.

Brisket avg 155.10
Pork avg 159.47
1 calls in 8 entries

A strong matchup

3–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of JUSTUS BBQ COLORADO in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

The comeback

2.8 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.8 years, then back at SLV Beat the Heat BBQ (2021-08-06).

last seen 2018-10-19
back 2021-08-06

Pork nemesis

5 of 6 shared pork entries lost

Big Daddy's Backyard BBQ ahead 83% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Big Daddy's Backyard BBQ has out-cooked them in 5 of 6 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Lost Weekend Grill has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The metronome

±1.98% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.98% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 87.3% of a perfect score
8 contests

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

108 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

BRISKETBONE BBQ

#5537 of the rated field

1449 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1449

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2024-08-16

⚔ Head-to-head

SKILLET HEAD BBQ

#5531 of the rated field

1450 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1450

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 7 years before WHAT'S DADDY SMOKIN' ?'s most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 8 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

TJ'S BBQ

#5558 of the rated field

1449 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1449

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2023-06-09

⚔ Head-to-head

CRUMMY BBQ

#5554 of the rated field

1449 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1449

No shared contest yet.

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2017.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2023-06-02

⚔ Head-to-head

OINK MASTER

#5544 of the rated field

1449 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1449

No shared contest yet.

Level with WHAT'S DADDY SMOKIN' ? on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2018-10-19

⚔ Head-to-head

The Smokin’ Huskies

#5559 of the rated field

1449 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1449

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2025-10-10

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Behind	Win rate
Backdraft BBQ	6	6	0%	⚔ compare
Big Daddy's Backyard BBQ	6	6	0%	⚔ compare
GRILLIN' BEAVERS	5	5	0%	⚔ compare
UNCLE J'S	5	5	0%	⚔ compare
BURNTOUT BBQ CO	5	5	0%	⚔ compare
ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ	5	5	0%	⚔ compare
BRACKEN RACKS BBQ	5	5	0%	⚔ compare
PROUD SOULS BARBECUE	5	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	8	0	170.8228	150.7888	158.26	top 79%
Pork Ribs	8	0	163.3712	145.6344	155.39	top 83%
Pork	8	0	167.9656	145.1200	159.47	top 68%
Brisket	8	1	169.1428	137.6456	155.10	top 71%

“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.

By state / province

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
CO	7	0	top 82%
TN	1	0	top 83%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	4	0	top 85%
Large (40+)	4	0	top 80%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
BBBrew For Hope	2	22	0	top 83%	2018-07-27

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 5.7 yrs 2017-09-22 → 2023-05-27

Busiest season 2018 4 contests

Contests a season 1.6 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in CO 7 of 8 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 7 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 8 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 159.47 · weakest Brisket (155.10)

Walk rate 13% a top-10 call in 1 of 8 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 8 contests

Master average 628.22 out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 197 58–255 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 2,587 8 mapped stops · furthest 1,062 mi

Schedule strength 1574 average field rating faced — tougher than 58% of rated contests

Purse competed for $34,120 listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 3 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 2.8 yrs 2018-10-19 → 2021-08-06

Power rating 1449 peak 1449 · #5549 of 6,413 rated

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

2017
Sep 22 First tracked contest BBBrew For Hope
Sep 22 Peak power rating (1491) BBBrew For Hope
2018
Apr 28 First call LuLu's Brew & Que
2021
Aug 6 Career-best overall score647.3260 SLV Beat the Heat BBQ
2022
Mar 18 Career-best single call (Chicken)170.8228 Smoke on The Shores
2023
May 27 Most recent contest Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado KCBS Pitmaster BBQ Contest

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.9	Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado KCBS Pitmaster BBQ Contest	2023-05-27
-9.5	LuLu's Brew & Que	2018-04-28
-9.3	BBBrew For Hope	2017-09-22
-6.5	2018 Leadville BBQ and Brew Fest	2018-06-22
-4.9	BBBrew For Hope	2018-07-27

Category scores over time

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2023	1	0%	top 97%	87.7%	87.7%
2022	1	0%	top 83%	89.4%	89.4%
2021	1	0%	top 81%	89.9%	89.9%
2018	4	25%	top 78%	88.5%	86.7%
2017	1	0%	top 88%	84.3%	84.3%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2023-05-27	Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado KCBS Pitmaster BBQ Contest 🏅 Castle Rock, CO	36 / 37 (631.7944)	37 (150.7888)	35 (155.9200)	21 (167.9656)	33 (157.1200)
2022-03-18	Smoke on The Shores 🏅 Lebanon, TN	52 / 63 (643.8172)	29 (170.8228)	55 (159.9428)	32 (167.3944)	60 (145.6572)
2021-08-06	SLV Beat the Heat BBQ 🏅 Alamosa, CO	34 / 42 (647.3260)	32 (164.0116)	40 (158.2400)	34 (161.1316)	23 (163.9428)
2018-10-19	Meat Scream BBQ Competition at Halloween Harvest Festival Westminster, CO	32 / 48 (637.0516)	42 (155.9772)	33 (158.8572)	19 (165.1200)	31 (157.0972)
2018-07-27	BBBrew For Hope Fort Collins, CO	27 / 35 (632.3768)	32 (154.2512)	20 (163.3712)	23 (159.9772)	30 (154.7772)
2018-06-22	2018 Leadville BBQ and Brew Fest Leadville, CO	24 / 31 (614.0916)	22 (157.1200)	27 (145.6344)	20 (155.9428)	18 (155.3944)
2018-04-28	LuLu's Brew & Que Brighton, CO	36 / 40 (612.5484)	38 (151.4172)	37 (146.8684)	38 (145.1200)	9 (169.1428)
2017-09-22	BBBrew For Hope Ft.Collins, CO	22 / 25 (606.7656)	17 (161.7140)	21 (154.2744)	22 (153.1316)	25 (137.6456)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)

Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2023 ↗	Master	#1255 (60 pts)	#1319 (60 pts)	#1432 (60 pts)	#1210 (80 pts)	#1296 (60 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#1236 (60 pts)	#1286 (60 pts)	#1309 (60 pts)	#1262 (60 pts)	#1210 (70 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1265 (181 pts)	#1292 (191 pts)	#1286 (201 pts)	#1236 (211 pts)	#1010 (296 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#2173 (65 pts)	#2088 (90 pts)	#2244 (70 pts)	#2234 (65 pts)	#2932 (50 pts)